Materials that Float and Sink

REVIEW

 Let us go back to the activity we did in our previous

lesson. Can you still recall it?
 What do you remember about the lesson?
 Which materials absorbed water? Which did not?
 Today we will do another activity and will try to
discover more characteristics of the materials around
us.
What are the standards in doing an activity?
 What materials float and what materials sink?

1. The leader will get the plastics bottles with cover.

2. Ask the other members to describe the characteristics of the plastic bottles
cover.
3. The recorder will record the descriptions in a chart.
4. Pour water into the pail or basin.
5. Observe the plastic bottle with cap while in water. Did it float or sink?
6. Lift the plastic bottle with cover from the pail. Did the plastic bottle absorb
water?
7. Record your observation.
8. Do the same procedures in steps 4-7 for the rest of the materials left.
 Name of Material Characteristics of the material Observation as to whether the
BEFORE placing it in water materials float or sink
1. Plastic bottle with cover
2. Plastic saucer
3. Pencil
4. Eraser
5. Metal spoon
6. Large stone
7. Plastic book cover
8. Rubber ball
9. Styropore cup
10. Toy boat made of wood
11. Toy duck made of rubber
12. Toy doll made of plastic
a. What did you observe when you placed the materials one at a
time in water?
b. Based on the activity, which of the materials sank?
c. Which of the materials floated?
d. Look at the group of objects that floated. Compare them. Is
there anything common among each one?
e. Look at the group of objects that sank. What can you say
about them?
f. What is the common among one of them?
Materials that float Materials that sink
What is the difference?

Sink means… Float means…

Tofall to the bottom of To stay on top
water
Some things float on top of water, some things stay
submerged partway down, and some things sink.
Some things sink very fast and some things sink
very slowly.
 Anobject’s shape can affect its ability to float, but some
materials float no matter what their shape – such as Styrofoam
and balsa wood.
 Some things float at first, but then sink as they absorb water or
take water on through holes.
 Why do some people use floaters
(salbabida) in swimming pools?

 People use floaters in swimming pool

to keep them afloat in water.
 Explain why large boats or ships
float on water.
 Largeships and boats float on
water because the upward push of
the water is greater than their
weights.
 Explain why life vest keep you
afloat in the sea?
 Lifevests keeps us afloat in water
because it makes us occupy a
bigger space, increasing the
upward force of the water on us
making us float
Classify materials according to whether they float or sink in a
body of water
 Assignment
Go to your kitchen. Get five materials and test
whether they float or sink